It is unclear how long the child was left in the fridge. A further clip filmed shows the same girl rocking the baby in her arms and saying: “Hi baby. See, he’s okay!”

The child’s mother speaking about the incident said the babysitters are her niece and the niece’s friend. “I was horrified. I was in shock,” the mother said. “I’m traumatized from that. I don’t want anyone near my child anymore.”

She added: “I know she wouldn’t hurt my daughter and that wasn’t her intentions. I think it was all foolishness, stupidity. I will no longer be leaving my children with my niece or her friends again ever in my life.”